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Re: [SFD-discuss] Swatantra Education DVD

by Frederic Muller - SFI

Aug. 1, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] Swatantra Education DVD

by C David Rigby

On Sunday 01,August,2010 05:53 PM, Thilo Pfennig wrote: > Hi, > > our friend from India Manmohan Brahma has nearly finished a list of > software that the DVD they want to produce: > > http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Swatantra > > > He likes to ask us all to add, modify or comment on the list. > > Regards, > Thilo > Dia for diagramming: http://dia-installer.de/index_en.html

Aug. 1, 2010

Swatantra Education DVD

by Thilo Pfennig

Hi, our friend from India Manmohan Brahma has nearly finished a list of software that the DVD they want to produce: http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Swatantra He likes to ask us all to add, modify or comment on the list. Regards, Thilo -- Software Freedom International http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ThiloPfennig Software Freedom Day 2010 in preparation!

Aug. 1, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] Java distribution on Windows

by Lars Nooden

Java was released under the GPL license back in 2006 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3337915997.html > We have read many statements of Oracle and as far as we understand > it it looks like they do not want and redistribution. Again, Java has been available under the GPL since 2006. So if Oracle has changed the licensing, there should be a community discussion. It could be that as with any other corporate (read ossified) organization, the various pieces need time to catch up with each other and synchronize. Usually, the OSI tries to keep on top of licensing, so there may be someone there that can provide advice if Oracle representatives cannot say. > what is your take on the distribution of Java from Orcale on Windows? Since you ask, the answer to that question, is that Windows is inappropriate for development work and even hobby programming and that there is no context -- ever -- where it would be other than a waste of time and resources. In that context, those interested in Java or any other language should be encouraged to stay on Linux, BSD, Solaris or even OS X. If they are not already doing so. While it may be fun to joke about interoperability not being a priority [1] of the makers of Windows, it is not helpful unless it leads directly to avoiding Windows completely. The barrier that Windows and Windows admins raise to third party software is a very large and persistent obstacle to introducing Free and Open Source Software. It is beyond the scope of what we can solve before 18 Sep 2010. Keeping people on Windows is, IMHO, not just keeping them unproductive, but part of the method used to prevent learning and using FOSS. Other distros do not have the enormous, artificial barriers, both technical and behavioral, to using third party tools like Java. I would instead suggest a live CD or thumbdrive distro or Wubi-based kit or remix oriented towards programming and development. If you can get people in the habit of trying other systems, then they may start to do so on their own and help others do so. /Lars [1] http://jz10.java.no/java-4-ever-trailer.html [2] http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/summary.html US District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore, ruling granting Sun's motions, Dec. 23, 2002 http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/sun_v_microsoft_opinion.pdf Court Order re the Injunctions, January 21, 2003 http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/121order.pdf

Aug. 1, 2010

Java distribution on Windows

by Thilo Pfennig

Hi, what is your take on the distribution of Java from Orcale on Windows? Is it possible to burn CDs, copy the official release and redistribute it? Or: Can anybody recommend another Windows Java version which works allright? We have read many statements of Oracle and as far as we understand it it looks like they do not want and redistribution. Like http://www.java.com/en/download/license.jsp Any comments that help welcome, Thilo -- Software Freedom International http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ThiloPfennig Software Freedom Day 2010 in preparation!

Aug. 1, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] How to Change the event plan

by Frederic Muller - SFI

no it's not possible to edit your registration submission, but you can edit your team page which is here for that purpose. We actually do look at the pages a lot... And if you're afraid we might miss it, just email us once it's updated. Hope that helps. Fred On 07/31/2010 03:23 AM, dilantha silva wrote: > HI Fred, > > Thanks for your reply. I mean not the wiki. The Event plan which we > entered during the registration of our team. Is it possible to edit that ? > > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:48 AM, Frederic Muller - SFI > <fred(a)softwarefreedomday.org <mailto:fred@softwarefreedomday.org>> wrote: > > Hi! > > I suppose you mean editing your team wiki page? You first need to > log in and then click on the edit button which is located on the > right side of the menu bar. > > If you're still having issue, please send us the direct link, > browser, operating system. > > Thank you. > > Fred > > > On 07/31/2010 03:05 AM, dilantha silva wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> >> I couldn't find the place to Edit the event plan ? Is it possible ? >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Dilantha Silva, >> http://twitter.com/dilanthasilva | >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva| >> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva%7C> >> https://launchpad.net/~dilantha <https://launchpad.net/%7Edilantha> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SFD-discuss mailing list >> SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org <mailto:SFD-discuss@sf-day.org> >> http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >> > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org <mailto:SFD-discuss@sf-day.org> > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Dilantha Silva, > http://twitter.com/dilanthasilva | > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva| > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva%7C> > https://launchpad.net/~dilantha <https://launchpad.net/%7Edilantha> > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

July 30, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] How to Change the event plan

by dilantha silva

HI Fred, Thanks for your reply. I mean not the wiki. The Event plan which we entered during the registration of our team. Is it possible to edit that ? On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:48 AM, Frederic Muller - SFI < fred(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > Hi! > > I suppose you mean editing your team wiki page? You first need to log in > and then click on the edit button which is located on the right side of the > menu bar. > > If you're still having issue, please send us the direct link, browser, > operating system. > > Thank you. > > Fred > > > On 07/31/2010 03:05 AM, dilantha silva wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > I couldn't find the place to Edit the event plan ? Is it possible ? > > > -- > Regards, > > Dilantha Silva, > http://twitter.com/dilanthasilva | > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva|<http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva%7C> > https://launchpad.net/~dilantha <https://launchpad.net/%7Edilantha> > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing listSFD-discuss@sf-day.orghttp://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > -- Regards, Dilantha Silva, http://twitter.com/dilanthasilva | http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva| https://launchpad.net/~dilantha

July 30, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] How to Change the event plan

by Frederic Muller - SFI

Hi! I suppose you mean editing your team wiki page? You first need to log in and then click on the edit button which is located on the right side of the menu bar. If you're still having issue, please send us the direct link, browser, operating system. Thank you. Fred On 07/31/2010 03:05 AM, dilantha silva wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I couldn't find the place to Edit the event plan ? Is it possible ? > > > -- > Regards, > > Dilantha Silva, > http://twitter.com/dilanthasilva | > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva| > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva%7C> > https://launchpad.net/~dilantha <https://launchpad.net/%7Edilantha> > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

July 30, 2010

How to Change the event plan

by dilantha silva

Hi Guys, I couldn't find the place to Edit the event plan ? Is it possible ? -- Regards, Dilantha Silva, http://twitter.com/dilanthasilva | http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilanthasilva| https://launchpad.net/~dilantha

July 30, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] Unable to register a new team

by Manmohan Brahma

Dear Steven I am not very much experienced but regarding your question i have a solution The problem is arised due distributed denial-of-service attack. 421 Too many concurrent SMTP connections. The mails are send over the servers through port #25 I would like to request SFI server administrator to modify the exim.conf file. Move the port of 25 to port 889 or some other free port. daemon_smtp_ports = 25 : 889 It means it will listen on both ports. Other code further down in the file limits that port to be used only by authenticated senders. But this could be a temporary solutions. Of course if we move exim off port 25 completely we'll solve the problem, but it would be easier to just unplug the server; the effect would be roughly the same . If you block port 25, then no one can send email to the server. The best solution i would like to suggest SFI to hire a email server to handle SMTP connections only and heavily filter email coming in before relaying it to the real mailserver. OR Check out the IP Adress that is trying for a automated and repeated connection to SFD web. Cheers, Manmohan Brahma India

July 30, 2010